He came speeding through the town each day at sundownAnd his car was painted candy apple redHe was coming there to see the sheriff's daughterAnd the sheriff didn't know it so they said

Time and time again the sheriff tried to catch himBut he always speeded up and got awayThat old county jail stood patiently a waitingAnd the sheriff vowed he'd put him there some day

Well there goes candy apple red that's what the people said If he doesn't slow it down a bit he's gonna end up dead And the sheriff's daughter said she'd rather end up dead Than to live without her candy apple red

So the sheriff built a barricade to catch himAnd he sat there at the limits of the townBut the sheriff's daughter had already met himAnd had married him before the sun went down

When the sheriff saw him coming down the highwayHe saw they couldn't stop and quickly caught his breathAs they crashed the barricade the car explodedAnd the boy and girl went to a flaming death

Well there goes candy apple red that's what the people said If he doesn't slow it down a bit he's gonna end up dead And the sheriff's daughter said she'd rather end up dead Than to live without her candy apple red